Bobby Halton breaks down the goings-on at FDIC International 2021.

Ferrara—Mount Laurel (NJ) Fire Department two HD-77 rear-mount aerial ladder quints. Inferno cabs and chassis; Cummins X12 500-hp engines; Hale Qmax 2,000-gpm pumps; UPF Poly 500-gallon water tanks; two 20-gallon foam cells; Hale SmartFoam dual-agent foam systems; 77-foot 3-section RML aerial ladders; Harrison 6-kW generators; ladder tunnels have 129-foot ground ladders plus 400 feet of 3-inch hose. Dealer: Jonathon Van Norman, Fire Fighter 1, Sparta, NJ.

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VIDEO/PHOTOS: The driver of a fuel tanker truck was killed after, authorities said, the vehicle fell off a ramp on Interstate 595 in Davie and exploded. Florida Highway Patrol and Davie Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the crash near the Florida Turnpike, at around 3:45 p.m., Sunday. Investigators said the driver was heading westbound when he struck the concrete wall on the right shoulder and flipped over.
- PUB DATE: 8/2/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSVN-TV FOX 7 Miami

About a dozen local firefighters are about to embark on a long journey to mark the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. “We got 42 days until 9/11,” said Batt. Chief Buck Buchanan, a retired LA County firefighter. “I’d really like to see a groundswell of patriotism come back.” Buchanan helped organize the cross country bike ride that got underway Sunday at the Santa Monica Pier and was expected to take 40 days to reach New York.
- PUB DATE: 8/2/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCAL-TV CBS 2 Los Angeles

PHOTOS: The rambling stone clubhouse at Elks Country Club along the Kankakee River northeast of Aroma Park was engulfed by flames on the morning of Dec. 5, 1968. Ironically, the building was destroyed less than 24 hours after serving as the site of a banquet honoring the man who had been the club’s golf pro for the preceding 20 years.
- PUB DATE: 8/2/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Daily Journal - Metered Site